Jason was taken aback. He didn't expect that Michelle would ask him such a direct question. At first he was stunned. Then he looked at her with a smile.
"Michelle, why do you think so? Vivian is an excellent designer and has always been a good partner," Jason explained calmly.
However, even he knew that this explanation was not enough to convince her.
"I know that, Jason. But that doesn't mean Vivian thinks like you. I'm a woman. I know what this woman is thinking. It's a fact that she likes you!" Michelle spoke in a serious tone.
This was what she had been trying to convey to him. Vivian's love for Jason was evident on her face and she made no effort to disguise it. Michelle had received education in the open-minded western world. She had seen these things from an early age, so she was quite quick and sensitive to understand such matters.
On the other hand, Jason didn't take it seriously. When Michelle told him what she thought about Vivian's feelings for him, he looked surprised. A small smile formed on his face and he said, "C'mon Michelle! Let's not talk about it for now. Trust me, there is nothing between Vivian and me." Jason didn't want to think in that way about Vivian.
Therefore, he wanted the topic to be dropped as soon as possible.
Michelle suddenly burst into laughter. "Jason, do you know whose poster Vivian is holding?"
"Yeah. It's your poster," Jason replied in a serious tone.
Hearing it, Michelle smiled in amusement.
"I know it's my poster. In fact, Gabrielle was going to bring it in and ask me to sign it. But Vivian took it from her and asked for my signature. She just wanted to cotton up to me, and was smart enough to do it in front of you. The truth is that she doesn't like me, but she just pretends. Honestly, I don't like such a fake person." Michelle was very clear and expressed her opinion seriously.
She was like that. She would be very frank and expressed her thoughts honestly. She didn't like to lie or pretend about what she liked or disliked.
Jason didn't expect such an outburst from her. He looked at Michelle, his eyes wide in surprise. "Interesting. But tell me, how do you know that? You seem to have a good relationship with Gabrielle."
"Yes. And that's because Austin knows her," Michelle said casually.
She tried to sound casual, but had to be careful because Gabrielle had told her not to let others know about her relationship with Westley.
That was why she didn't tell him anything further.
"Well, it looks like both of you often spend time together." Jason smiled.
"Yeah! We do have a good relationship. So Jason, can I ask you one thing?" Michelle looked at Jason and said seriously.
"Sure. What is it? Seriously Michelle, if you have anything to say, just tell it. You don't have to be so polite." Jason looked at Michelle and said with a broad smile.
"Jason, I wanted to ask you to let Gabrielle design along with you this time. After all, she is your apprentice. It will not be very difficult for her to work with you now, right?" Michelle wanted to give Gabrielle more opportunities, so she could learn and develop in jewelry designing.
"I'll arrange it. You want to ask Gabrielle to come to you?" After knowing that the two of them were on good terms, Jason understood everything. He was able to comprehend why she asked Gabrielle to come to her.
"I'll tell you the truth, Jason. I came here to talk about the design with you. More importantly, I wanted to meet Gabrielle. But Gabrielle didn't want our relationship to be known, so I wanted her to come here. She doesn't like to expose her relations with others." Michelle explained everything to him.
"Oh, I know that. Gabrielle has always been a low-key and practical person. She doesn't like to show off. I totally understand what you mean," Jason said in a calm and composed manner.
It was true that he knew what kind of person Gabrielle was.
"Then tell me, Jason. Will you give Gabrielle a chance?" Michelle asked and looked eagerly at him.
"Don't worry about anything. I will ask Gabrielle to participate in the designing. She is my apprentice. I will give
her more opportunities to be a part of these things." Jason already had been thinking about it. He wanted to give Gabrielle more work. But he hadn't expected that Michelle would know Gabrielle. And now he realized that both of them shared a good relationship.
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